Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-06-25

Largent ferry. simply this and nothing
more
Fort Benton is making an effort to have
a celebration on the coming Fourth. s
Great Falls has the most promising
future of any town in the west or north
| west.
Great Falls location and surroundings
are in themselves the foundation for the
first town in the territory. Her great
natural advantages and tributary resour-
ces will erect the superstructure.
Wonder if the county commissioners
will pay the salaries of the watchmen now
paid by private subscription of the citizens
of Great Falls? We imagine it would be
more proper than the building of sewers
in Fort Benton.
ut looks like old times" remarked an
ante-deluvian speciman, rs he pointed to
the long string of freight teams on the
street last evening: So the railroads,
they will kill the freighting business
dealer an a door nail"
F. W. Webster and family arrived here
last evening from jamestown, Oak. Mr..
Webster Will occupy the building now in
course of erection by Phelps s. Magin-
his on Central avenue with a drug store.
| His stock of goods is now in Benton.
The development and subsequent work
in the Sand Coulee coal and iron mines in
itself would be sufficient to support a
large city at the Falls, to say nothing
about the w~ater-power and many other
natural advantages which the location of
Great Falls commands.
Work upon the surerstructure of j. Fl.
Mcknight & Co.'S building was begun yes
terday. This building will be the finest
| on the e when completed. Its di-
mansions are 30x100, two stories high,
| with iron front. Gus Senieur, the we'll
known builder, is experimenting its con-
struction.
ave won't run short of beer this year
on the Fourth" remarked Will Kennedy
as he disappeared down the cellar-way at
Murphy, Maclay & Co.'s large store-room
with a box Of beer On his shoulder. By
the number Of cases piled up awaiting
storage, we we're inclined to be of the
same opinion.
The forthcoming Fourth of July cele-
bration at Great Falls promises to be the
event of the year. People from all parts
Of the territory have signified their inten,
ton of being present. Fort Benton prom
ises to send the largest delegation, as we
understand every livery team in the town
has been engaged, for a number Of weeks
past, for the occasion.
A. Kellogg is in receipt of information
from his home on the south fork of Sun
river, that the recent flood did considera-
bledaraage to all the settlers residing along
its banks. Fences and crops were parti-
ally destroyed and other damage done.
The ford at Lippincott's crossing at Flor
enc was washed out and the bridge across
the fork near Augusta was likewise wash
ed away.
The settlers in the Judith valley seem
to have taken a firm stand since the recent
raid on Fergus Bros. band of horses, an
TRIBUNE some time ago. They have Civ
en- notice that hey viii not be response
bic for the safety of an Indian seen in that
section. One Indian was killed by the
pursuing party who went in quest of the
horses stolen from Fergus.
VIM. Albrechf, our enterprising fnrni-
ture dealer, has let the contract for a brick
building 225x60, which will adjoin the build
ing he now has under construction on the
east. T. M. Morgan is the architect and
superintendent. The lower floor Of the
new building will be occupied by Smith
IL Smith, dealers ii liquors. Mr.. Al
brecht is an enterprising young man and
will no doubt win fame and fortune in orr
growing city.